The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-01
THE MlNG0sSTRlKE.
WHAT W. II. BAILEY HAS TO SAY
Regarding the Statements Of Secretary oinr.
lin, OF tho AmaiGamated Association,
Sent Ont Saturday Evening In Ref.
erenoe to the Settlement. II

The Laughlin and Junction company's
aseel plant at Mipgo started up full in all
departments yesterday morning with the
old force Of employees in their places as
Amalgamated Association men. The
plant had been running but'a lew houru,
however, when q cylinder.head blow out,
which caused stoppago until a new one
can DO brought from Pittsburgh. The
stoppage will not be over six hours after
the cylinder head Is received. Tho mill
will probably BIO going at full blaut to-day
and everybody will DO happy. Secretary
Martin was seen by reporter Of the steu.
benville Gazette yesterday and expressed
himeelt asjubilant over the turn Affairs
has taken, and said that he was certain
1t would come .about,as no knights would
come TO take the places OF brother knights.
Mr.. Bailey was asked whether the Mingo
men would receive their withdrawal cards
now that tho local assembly had gone
over in q body to the Amalgamated.
He said thoy should have asked Tor their
demits before goiug into the Amalgamat.
cd; then they would have been given.
Now there we're charges against them Of
rebellion against their leadership and they
will have to DO disciplined. From tho
talk Of tho mon this discipline will be a
matter OF sublime indifference 10 them, as
they.feel go good they don't care whether
school keeps or not. ,l57,s I. E, s,a,.5.
Mr.. W. Il: Bailey, Of the K. OF L. Elk.
ccutive Board, was shown tho abatement
Secretary Martin sent out Saturday night
after the conference, and asked whether
it was correct. Substantially" said no.
ia week ago to-day wo made arrange.
ments with the company that unless we
were able 10 start the mill on Thursday
morning and run itauccessiully, we would
forfeit our right in the premises, When
Thureday came and the men whom we
had arranged to como did not appear, we
explained our situation to the company
and they half agreed to wait until this
morning, but the men did not come on
Saturday night and We told the company
to effect any arrangement they could with
tho Amalgamated Association. Tho
agreement ss published was the result OF
the conference. You will notice that the
agreement comedies them nothing but
what was given us. They have won moth
ing but recognition in limited way and
We have lost nothing. ! have nothing but
the best feeling toward all parties in the
controversy, and have nothing to regret in
the stand We took. jJ0 #.'I1 75
"From the beginning Of the conflict,
there came messageB from every place ad-
vising US to stand out for the right and
they would support US. We made the
stand but the men failed to come to our
support and the blame, If any, is attached
to them. cannot help, though, regard
ing The course Of the Amalgamation Asso-
citation as reprehen6ible in the extreme.
It establishes precedent in labor contro-
versies, and mark my words, there will be
trouble at Mingo before the year is out.
Our order is in favor OF settling all diff.
cultes by arbitration the Amalgamated
does not believe in arbitration. I can
forcsee complications that will arise whoae
only solution will come through arbitra-
ton. It is not necessary for me to state
what these complications are; you will
know soon enough.
"This trouble at Miugo will have good
tendency in our favor. twill consolidate
the X. Of L. iron and steel workers. and
will bring more Of them into our ranks. 1t
is not generally known, but it is neverthe-
lessths. fact that the Amalgamated has only
about one.iousth Of the craft in their
ranks; We have nearly the same number
and SO there remains fully one-han Of tho
craft unorganized. Ws shall proceed to
organize local assemblies as rapidly as
possible and will soon be stronger than
any association. I don't think the Anal
gamated will DO able to get into either the
Riverside or Benwood; they have tried 1t
often, but the men tell mo they ere strong
or than ever" E7